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UNITED STATES PATENT JACOB S. DETRICK, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR, BY IWIESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE DETRICK CIGARETTE MACHINE COMPANY OF BALTIMORE CITY, OF MARYLAND.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,964, dated November 2, 1897.'

i Application filed March' 28, 1894. Serial No. 505,371. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB S. DETRICK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette Machines, of Which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a machine for making cigarettes, and particularly such as are made entirely of tobacco, in which the wrapper as Well as the filler is made of tobacco.

The object ot my invention is to form the filler into a rod, cut off a suitable section, cut the Wrapper from the leaf, and deliver the Wrapper and ller upon the rolling-apron, the ller on top of the Wrapper and in position to be rolled, without touching either of them by hand. The Wrapper is gummed While being delivered to the rolling-apron. The cigarette is then rolled on a rolling-apron and delivered to a trimmer, in which the ends are cut Off, so as to make all the cigarettes of uniform length, from which they emerge from the machine in a completed state.

In all of the drawings similar figures of reference indicate similar parts.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation from the opposite side from Fig. 1, showing driving-pulley removed and clutch in section. Fig. 3 is a plan. Fig. et is an end elevation of the rolling-table, some of the parts on the other end of the ma- Fig. is a vertical cross-section of the machine through the line 5X 5X, Fig. 1. Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, and l0 are side elevations of cams shown on the main shaft in Fig. 5. Fig. 11 is a horizontal section of a part ci' the bed of the machine, showing a tcp view of the main cam-shaft through line 11X 11X of 5. Fig. 12 is a side elevation oi' the cani Ll0 and lever 91, shown in plan in Fig. 11. Fig. 12a is a vertical section of driving-pulley and full side elevation of clutch stop mechanism. Fig. 13 is a vertical section of the head and rolling-table through the line 13X 13X, Fig. 3, showing the rod-receiving channel and the Wrapper cutter and gummer in section, the levers by which motion is given to these partsbeing removed. Fig. 14 is 'a vertical section of the cutter-head through the line lax HX, Fig. 3, displaying the pastecylinder in section and the mechanism by which it is operated in full elevation. Fig. 15 is a top .view of the detail mechanism by which motion is communicated to piston-rod of the paste-cylinder. Fig-16 is a vertical section of the cutter-head through the line 16X 1G of Fig. 3, showing a longitudinal section of the iiller-channel. Fig. 17 is a side elevation of the rolling-table, showing mechy anism for operating the apron-pocket former.

Fig. 1S is a vertical section of the rolling-table through the line 1S 18X, Fig. 17. Fig. 19 is an elevation of the trimming mechanism shown on the left of Fig. 4 with the front casing-plate removed and a portion of the carrier-drum broken away to show the stripper. Fig. 2O is a part plan part horizontal section of the trimmermechanism, taken through the line 2OX 20X, Fig. 19.

In the drawings, 1 represents the bed of the machine mounted upon suitable legs.

2 is a shaft passing through and journaled in the bed and on one end of Which the pulley 3 is keyed, by which power is communicated to the machine.

The machine is designed to operate intermittently, but certain parts of the machine operate continuously, provision being made for stopping certain parts as desired.

e and 5 are bearings bolted to the side of the bed 1 and in which is mounted a counter-shaft 6.

On the end of shaft 2 is keyed a beveled gear 7 and on the end of the countershaft 6 another beveled gear 8, which meshes with beveled gear 7 and takes power from it. 9 is another beveled gear, also keyed to coun.- ter-shaft 6 and meshing with a larger beveled gear 10,keyed to a third shaft 11, which passes through and is journaled in the bed of the machine, protruding on either side thereof. On the shaft 11 are mounted the cams by Which the desired intermittent motion 0f the parts are secured. On the right-hand end of shaft G arc gears which Will be hereinafter described.

On the left end of the machine is mounted a hopper and feeding mechanism by which the filler-former is fed with tobacco. The

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tobacco used is the familiar long-cut tobacco in shreds.

12 is a hopper.

13 is a continuous belt mounted upon rollers, to which power is applied as will be hereinafter described. This belt and the one above it, 14, also similarly mounted, are both of them of a familiar type, being leather or cotton belts, the exterior surface of which is covered with a number of small and sharp pins, preferably bent forward in the direction of the motion of the belt. The belt 13 is designed and adapted to catch and draw the tobacco from the bottom of the hopper and carry it `toward the belt 14, which is inclined at an angle to the belt 13, as shown, the working surface of belt 14 traveling in an opposite direction to that of belt 13. The belt 14 will gather from the surface of the belt 13 all of the tobacco within its reach, but leave upon the lower belt a uniform thickness of tobacco, which will be carried by said belt down to the bottom of the hopper, where it will meet the comb-stripper 15, which is adapted to stripthe tobacco off of the belt, the teeth of the comb resting upon the belt between the teeth of the belt. The tobacco thus Stripped from the belt 13 will fall through the open chute inthe bottom of the hopper to the belt 16.

163 isa comb-stripper located in the hopper and strips the tobacco from the belt 14.

16 is a belt mounted on rollers 17 and 18, one mounted on each end of the bed of the machine. 17a is a tightening device for said belt connected with the roller 17 and by which the belt may be given any desired tension.

19 is a table mounted on the bed of the machine and shown in section in Fig. -5 and over which the feed apron or belt 1G passes and on which it rests.

2O 20 are two guides fastened to the two edges of the table 19 and projecting over the table and belt 1G, but only extending about one-half the length of the table.

21 and 22 are two vertical belts mounted on horizontal drums 23 23 and 24 24, which stand on the level of the table 19. The drums 23 and 24 at the left of the table are farther apart than those on the right end. The belts 21 and 22 pass between the guides 2O 2O and are thus caused to converge to one another for about half their length and to travel parallel the rest of the way, their edges at all times resting upon the belt 16.

25 25 and 2G 2G are the bearings in which are j ournaled the studs upon which the drums 23 23 and 24 24 are mounted and are secured to the supports of the table 19. The bearings 25 and 2G at the left of the table 19 are adjustable, so as to permit the adjustment of the belts 21 and 22.

27 is a grooved disk mounted in a bracket 28, secured to one of the guides 20. To the disk is secured a beveled gear 29, meshing with another gear of the same kind 30 on the top of a vertical shaft 31, which carries one of the drums 23. V On the bottom of the same shaft is keyed a gear 32, which meshes with a gear 33, keyed to a vertical shaft 34, on which is mounted a beveled gear 35, which meshes with and takes power from another beveled gear 36, keyed upon the counter-shaft 37, journaled in bearings 38 39.

Viewing Fig. 5, 40 is a cam keyed to shaft 11 and shown in side elevation in Fig. 6. 41 is a cam keyed to shaft 11 and shown in side elevation in Fig. 7. Cam 42 is shown in Fig. 8. Cam 43 is shown in Fig. 9. Cam 44 is shown in Fig. 10. The shaft 11 is given power from the countershaft 6 through the beveled gears 9 and 10. The cams 40 and 42 operate the filler and wrapper cutters, the cam 41 the apron-roller, the cam 44 the tobacco-feed from hopper to rod-filler-forming mechanism, and the cam 43, the rod-ller-forming mechanism. Referring to Fig. 2, 45 is a connecting-rod by which power is communicated tothe tobacco-hopper and its feed mechanism. ln the lower end of the rod 45 is a slot 46, through which the shaft 11 passes and in which is a sliding block 47, journaled upon the shaft 11.

48 is a roll mounted on a stud on the outside of the rod 45 and with which the cam 44 engages and through which motion is given to said rod. The rod 48 is pressed upon the cam 44 by gravity. The upper end of the rod- 45 rests in a guide 4S, bolted to the side of the feed-hopper and on its upper edge is provided with a rack 49, which meshes with a gear 50, loose on the shaft 51, but secured to a pawl-carrier 58, also loosely journaled upon said shaft and carrying a pawl 59, which engages a ratchetuvheel 57, xed upon the shaft 51 referred to. The shaft 51 is journaled in a bracket 52, bolted to the hopper, of which the guide 48n is a part. The shaft 51 passes through the hopper and on it is keyed one of the rolls of the feed-belt 13. 0n the same shaft is keyed a gear 53, which meshes with a pinion 54, journaled on a stud in the side of the hopper-casing, and is with a gear 55 keyed to the shaft 56, on'wh'ich one of the rolls of the belt 14 is mounted and by which said belt is driven. The small size of the gears 54 and 55 as compared with 53 causes the belt 14 to travel much faster than 13.

and 61 are belt-tighteners employed for the purpose of adjusting the tension of the belts 13 and 14.

G2 is a connecting-rod similar to 45, provided with a slot in one end 63, in which is a sliding block 64, journaled upon shaft 11. This connectingrod G2 carries a roller G5, which engages the cam 43, previously referred t-o, also on the shaft 11.

66 is a guide bolted to the bed 1 and-in which the upper end of the rod 62 rests and is guided. G7 is a rack on the upper side of said end which meshes with a gear G3, journaled upon the shaft 37. To this gear is secured a pawl! carrier 69, carrying a pawl 70, which engages a ratchet-wheel 7l. The ratchet-wheel has ICO llO

four notches and makes quadrant turns. On the shaft 37 is keyed the beveled gear 36, which meshes with the beveled gear 35, mounted on the vertical shaft 34. On the same shaft is keyed the gear 33, which meshes with the gear 32, driving the belt 21, and 32V with the gear 7 2, driving the belt 22.

Referring to Figs. 13, 14E, 15, 16, 17, and 1S, 73 is a throat or tube located in the path of the rod filler and supporting the same from the carrier-belt 1G to the cutter-head.

Referring now to Figs. 13, 14, 15, and 16, the throat 73 is shown in Fig. 16.

7 il, Fig. 1, is the cutter-head of the machine, used for the purpose of cutting the rod filler and wrapper and in which mechanism is mounted which will be hereinafter described.

7 9 is the punch for cutting out the wrapper and which coperates with die 122 for this purpose.

The head 74 is bolted to the bed of the machine and extends over beyond the end of the bed and above the rolling-table. The cutterhead consists of an outside easing 7 6, viewing Fig. 16, and an interior reciprocating hollow punch 79, in which there is a reciprocating liller-carrier 77. The punch 79 constitutes the wrapper-cutter and contains the gummer, while the filler-carrier 77 is provided with a channel for the rod filler, a knife for severing the rod filler, and mechanism for opening the channel by removing the bottom thereof and dropping the section of rod iiller. The filler-carrier 77 is reciprocated by the pin 73, secured inte it, and the punch 79 is reciprocated by the pins S0 and 81, secured into the two sides thereof and reciprocating in the slots in the casing 7 6.

Referring to Figs. `1 and 3, the filler-carrier 77, reciprocated by the pins 73 78, is shown. 82 is a forked lever pivoted on the shaft 33, the two ends of the fork engaging the pins 78 73 and the single end vibrated by means of a connectingrod 84 and a cam-lever S3. The cain-lever 35 is shown in Fig. 11. It consists of a double lever secured to the rod 3l and having mounted between the two arms of the lever 85 a cam-roller 36, which stands upon and bears upon the cam 4t2. The lever 85 is journaled upon the rod'37, secured in the frame of the machine. S3 SS is a forked lever pivoted at 39 in the head of the machine and the ends of `the fork engaging the pins 30 S1 and reciprocating the portion 79 of the cutter. To the rear end of the lever 88 is secured a rod 90, which is operated by which is in line with the tube 73 and an ex- A tension thereof. It is of a size suitable to receive the rod ller, which enters it as it is fed forward by the feeding mechanism. 9a is a knife reciprocating with the filler-carrier 77 past the interior end of the tube 73, with which it makes a shearing cut for severing the section of rod filler. 96 is a semicylindrical section of metal arranged below the opening of the channel 93 and adapted to be withdrawn from said opening to open the channel-way and let fall the section of filler. 97 is an annular groove around the upper side of the channel in which the segment 96 travels when withdrawn from below the channel 9S is a strap secured to the segment 9G and by which it is moved. 99 is a vertical opening through the filler-carrier 77. 100 is a rod in the vertical hole 99, on the lower end of which is secured a block 103, to which is fastened the strap 9S. 101 is a spring surrounding the rod 100, bearing against a cap 102 on top of the head and at the bottom of the block 103, thus forcing said block normally downward and maintaining the segment 96 in the position shown in Fig. 13. The rod 100 projects through the top of the cap 102 and through a guide-bracket on top of the head and is provided on its upper end with a stopcollar 104e, which limits the downward motion of the red. 105 is the gurniner by means of which guml or paste is applied to the edge of the wrapper. 106 is a pad, preferably made of fabric, suitably secured in the mouth of the gummer and porous enough to admit the gum to be forced through it by pressure from above. 107 is a channel connected with the paste-cylinder through which the paste is forced to the gummer. 103 is the cylinder containing paste, in the bottom of which 109 is an opening connected with the channel 107. 110 is a plunger or piston mounted in said cylinder and by which the gum is forced` out. 111 is the piston-rod threaded in the head of the cylinder. The piston is forced down by turning the screw piston-rod. 112 is aratchetwheel mounted on the upper end of a hub and through which the piston-rod passes, said piston-rod being provided with a feather to prevent its turning in said ratchet-wheel. 113 is a pawl engaging the ratchet pivoted upon asegment of a gear 114, which is journaled upon the hub of the ratchet-wheel. 115 is a pinion engaging the segment 114. Said pinion is mounted on the top of a shaft 116, which is journaled in brackets secured to the side of the head ofthe machine. 117 is a beveled gear keyed upon the lower end of the shaft 116. 113 is another beveled gear meshing with the gear 117, mounted upon a stud 120. 119 is a finger integral with the gear 11S and projecting into the path of the cylinder 103 and adapted to be struck by a projecting lug from said cylinder as it reciproeatcs with the cutters.

Viewing Figs. 13, 17, and 1S, 121 is a table. 122 is the die of the wrappercutter, with which the punch 79 coperates to cut the wrapper and deliver it upon the rolling-apron 123.

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The die 122 is located immediately below the punch 7 9, space suiiicient being left between the two for the operative to stretch a leaf of tobacco between them. apron, secured at either end of the rolling table at 124 and 125. 126 is the roller for the rolling-apron. 127 is the pocket-former. It consists of a rod secured in rocking arms 128 128. (Shown better in Fig. 17.) 'lhe function of this rod is to form the pocket in the apron when in the position shown in Fig. 13 and get out of the way as the roller moves forward under the iniiuence of its carrier. The movement of the pocket-former rod is shown in Fig. 17. 129 is the bar upon which the rocking arms 128 12S are pivoted. 130 is a segment of a gear secured to the rocking arm 128 and meshing with a rack 131, which is upon the upper edge of a bar 1315*'. 132 is a rod projecting forward from the left end of this bar 131D, upon the end of which is a block 133. The bar is surrounded by a spring 134, one end of which bears against the block 133 and the other end against a stationary portion of the table 121. 135 is a slot in the bar 131, adapted to permit the motion of the pin 136. It will be seen that in its normal position the tension of the spring 134 will force the bar 131a forward and maintain the rocking arms 128 in an approximately horizontal position and the pocket-former 127 out of contact with the apron. Vhen the pin 136 moves backward and comes in contact with the en ds of slot 135, it will carry the bar 131a with it and bring the bar 127 down into the position shown in Fig. 17 and in section in Fig. 18. 130 is the roller-carrier by means of which the apron-roller is moved forward to roll the wrapper upon the filler. The roller is connected to the carrier by means of two links 132a 1323, one on either end of the roller. (Shown in section in Fig. 18.) 133a 133 are two guide-grooves in which the projecting ends of the apron-roller travel and by which as it moves forward it is guided. 131b is the downwardly projecting extremity of the roller-carrier to which the" lever is attached by which motion is given to the carrier and the apron-roller.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 11, cam 41 is the cam by which motion is given to the apronroller. This cam is provided with a camgroove 135, in which travels a cone-shaped roller 137, secured to the lower side of acamlever 138, which is provided at 139 and eX- tends forward under the table 121 and is connected by a pitman-rod 140 with a stud 141 on its extremity, which engages the downwardly-projecting end 131b of the roller-cai`- rier 1302.

Referring to Figs. 19 and 20, Fig. 19 is a View of the interior of the cigarette-trimmer with the front plate, as shown in Fig. 4, removed, and showing the cigarette-holder 143 partially broken away to show its interior structure and the stripper which is within it.

142 is a chute in which cigarettes are received 123 is the rolling-v from the end of the rollin g-table and dropped onto the carrier. 143 is the cigarette-carrier, consisting of a drum lprovided with six or more grooves of a size suitable to receive and hold a cigarette lengthwise. 144 is an endless belt surroundingv about half of the circumference of the carrier 143 and mounted upon the rollers 145 146 147. The roller 146 is mounted in one arm of a bell-crank lever 148, which is pivoted in the casing and one end of which projects beyond the casing and is engaged by a screw 149, by which the tension of the belt may be regulated. 150 151 are two circular knives, each mounted on a shaft 152, journaled in a bracket on the side of the casing. These knives are ground to an edge on the circumference and make contact with the ends of the cigarette-carrier 143 and serve to sever the projecting ends of the cigarettes held in the grooves of the carrier. 153 is a pinion keyed to the end of the shaft 152 and by which the knives are turned. 154 is a gear meshing with the pinion 153 and giving it motion. It is keyed to the hub of a pinion 155, and which is journaled upon a sleeve surrounding a shaft 156. 159 is a gear mounted on the extremity of the shaft 6 and best seen in Fig. 1, which meshes with the pinion 155 and gives motion to it for driving the knives. 156 is a shaft journaled in the casing of the stripper, and upon which is mounted the carrier 143 inside of the casing and the gear 157 outside of the casing. lt meshes with a pinion 158, keyed upon the shaft 6, and by it motion is given to the carrier 143.

Fig. 2O is taken on the line 20X, lookin g down from the top, and Fig. 19 is taken through the line 19X, which simply causes the removal of the front of the casing.

The operation of the device is as follows: Tobacco is cut in any suitable machine into long shreds into the form commonly known as long-cut tobacco and is fed by hand or otherwise into the hopper 12. It falls upon the carrier-belt 13, by which it is conveyed forward. The belt 14, traveling in the opposite direction, removes the surplus of tobacco from the surface of the belt 13, leaving only so much as will fill the space between the belt and the extremity of its pins. The belt 13 carries this portion of tobacco downward until it meets with the comb-stripper 15, where it is combed off the belt 13 and falls upon the carrier-belt 16, by which it is carried forward into the machine. The belt 13 is ap proximately the width of' the belt 16 and delivers upon the belt 16 a strip of loose tobacco. The belt 16 carries it forward toward the throat of the machine. The belts 2l and 22 are vertical and stand in contact with the upper surface of the belt 16 and converge from the pulleys 23 and 24 towardthe throat formed by the guides 2O 20, which overlap the table 19 and the belt 16, contracting the loose rope of tobacco from the sides and consolidating it somewhat. Through the throat it is carried lIO by the belts 16 21 22 until it meets with the grooved roller 27, by which it is pressed down from the top and formed into a compacted rod. From beneath the roller 27 it passes into the throat 73 and into the channel 93 of the cutter. Vhen this operation has been accomplished, it is necessary to stop the feeding mechanism of the machine While the cutter-head and rolling-table are doing their work. This is accomplished by the means described heretotore-that is to say, by means of the cams 43 and ai, which control the feeds. At the instant at Whichthe feed stops the cams 40 and 42 come into operation and begin to bear upon the cam-rollers S6 and 92, moving the levers 85 and 91 and reciprocating the portions of the head to which they are connected through the rods Se and 90, 82 and 38, which contact with the pins 78 and 30 31, respectively. As the pins 78 descend they carry With them the filler-cutter, Which severs the section of ller and carries it down Ward. The block 103, to which is connected the semicylindrical bottom 96 of the channel 93, descends with the ller-carrier 77 and the iiller -cutter 94.- until the block 10e strikes against the top of the guide in Which it travels, when the downward motion of the block 103 and the rod will be stopped. The fillercarrier 7 7, however, will continue to descend, and as it does so the strap 98 will be drawn up, and with it the semicylinder 96, thus opening the bottom of the channel 93 and dropping the cigarette-iiller out of the channel. The pins S0 and 81 meanwhile, connected to the punch 7 9, have been descending approximately at the same rate of speed as the fillercarrier 77. When they come in contact with the edge of the die 122, they will cut from a leaf of tobacco which maybe stretched across that die a rectangular piece of the shape suitable for a oigarettewrapper, and, as the rectangular piece Will to some extent adhere to the edge of the knife, the knife in its continued downward motion will carry the Wrapper with it until it delivers it upon the apron 123. In doing so the gummer 106 Will come in contact with the interior edge of the Wrapper and be pressed upon the rolling-apron suiiiciently to cause some of the paste to adhere to the `Wrapper. The ller-carrier 77, traveling downward with the punch, will drop its section of ller onto the Wrapper of the rollin g-table. 160 is a foot or holder located about in the center of the punch. It is a portion of the filler-carrier 77, and to it is secured the knife 9a, and as it descends it Will rest upon the Wrapper about in its center. The cams 40 and 42 are so formed as to time the motion of the iiller-carrier 77 in such a Way as to cause the foot 160 to remain upon the wrapper, holding it firmly down until after the punch and gummer have receded and left the Wrapper lying upon the apron. Meanwhile ward the' apron-pocket form er Will be removed f which the roller approaches the filler-carrier 7 7,\vhich is holdin g the Wrapper down upon the apron, the filler-carrier 7 7 Will recede under the influence of its cam and leave the roller free course to move forward in its grooves 133 and roll the Wrapper upon the filler and stick it JEast upon the filler as it is rolled. When the cigarette has reached the end of the rolling-table, it will be released by the apron and its roller and will fall into the chute 142, down which it will pass sideivise into one of the grooves of the carrier 143, which will carry it forward under the belt 144. The projecting ends Will be trimmed oft' by the knives 150 151 and the completed cigarette will be carried down toward the chute 162, by which it is delivered from the machine in complete condition. v

166 is a stripper which enters between the l'langes of the carrier 143 and strips out the cigarettes from the grooves therein, insuring the delivery of the cigarettes into the chute 162.

I have iiled another application for patent upon the same subject-matter as that of this applification, December 2i, 1895, Serial No. 573,203, which contains a broad claim to the cutting means.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. ln a cigarette-machine the combination of a rod-iiller-forming mechanism, a cutter for severing a portion of said rod suitable for making a cigarette, a Wrapper-cutter adapted to eut the Wrapper into the shape desired and deliver it directly upon the rolling-apron, 'and means for delivering the section of rod iiller upon the Wrapper upon the rolling-apron and a rolling-apron, substantially as described.

2. In a cigarette-machine the combination of a rolling-apron, a Wrapper-cutting mechanism adapted to out a Wrapper of suitable shape from a leaf and deliver it upon the rolling-apron by one operation, a rod-iiller-form ing mechanism and means for cutting a section of said rod for forming the iiller of the IOO TIO

cigarette and delivering it upon the Wrapper upon the rolling-apron, and a iollingapron.

3. In a cigarette-machine the combination of a rod-iiller-forming mechanism, a cutter and holder for cutting off a portion of the rod suitable for making a cigarette and holding the same, a Wrapper-cutter adapted to cut from a leaf a Wrapper of the desired shape and deliver it upon a rolling-apron directly, and means for delivering the section of filler upon the Wrapper on the rolling-apron directly, and a rolling-apron, roller and table adapted to roll the Wrapper upon the iiller, substantially as described.

4. In a cigarette-machine the combination of a rod-filler-forming mechanism, a cutter for severing asuitable section thereof to make the ller of a single cigarette, a carrier for holding the severed section and delivering it upon a rolling-apron, a Wrapper-cutter adapted to cut a Wrapper of a suitable size and shape from a leaf of tobacco and deliver it upon the rolling-apron directly, the filler-carrier mechanism adapted to deliver its ller upon the Wrapper upon the rolling-apron a rolling-apron and a gummer for gumming the edge of the Wrapper, substantially as described.

5. In a cigarette-machine the combination of a rod-l1erforming mechanism, a cutter for severing a suitable section thereof to make the ller of a single cigarette, a carrier for holding the severed section and delivering it upon a rollin g-apron, a Wrapper-cutter adapted to cut a Wrapper of a suitable size and shape from a leaf of tobacco and deliver it upon the rollin g-apron directly, the filler-carrier mechanism adapted to deliver-its filler upon the Wrapper upon 'the rolling-apron, a rollingapron and a gummer cooperating with the Wrapper-cutter for gumming the edge of the wrapper bythe same operation by which the Wrapper is laid upon the rolling-apron, substantiall)7 as described.

6. In a cigarette-machine the combination of a rodfillerforming mechanism, a Wrappercutter adapted to out the wrapper from a leaf of tobacco and deliver it upon a rolling-apron, a cutter and carrier adapted to sever a section of the rod liller and deliver it upon the Wrap-y per upon the rolling-apron, a rolling-apron, roller and table adapted to roll the wrapper upon the filler, and mechanism for trimming the ends of the cigarette When finished7 substantially as described.

7. In a cigarette-machine the combination of alOd-iller-formin g mechanism, a Wrapper-- cutter adapted to cut the Wrapper from a leaf of tobacco and deliver it upon a rollin g-apron,

a cutter and carrier adapted to sever a section of the rod filler and deliver it upon the Wrapper upon the rolling-apron, a rolling-apron `adapted to roll the Wrapper upon the filler,

of a rod-filler-formin g mechanism, a Wrappercutter adapted to cut a cigarette-Wrapper from a leaf oftobacco of suitable shape and deliver it upon a rolling-apron, a cutter and carrier for Jthe rod filler adapted to out a section of filler from the rod and deliver it upon the Wrapper upon the apron, a rolling-apron and a gummer for gumming the edge of the wrapper locatedinside of the Wrapper-cutter, substantially as described.

9. In a Cigarette-machine the combination of a rod-lller-forming mechanism, a Wrappereutter adapted to cut a cigarette-wrapper from a leaf of tobacco of suitable shape and deliver it upon a rolling-apron, a cutter and carrier for the rod iiller adapted to cui', asection of filler from the rod and deliver it upon the Wrapper upon the apron, a rolling-apron, a gummer for gumming the edge of the Wrapper located inside of the Wrapper-cutter and supplied with gum from a cylinder, and means for feeding said gum actuated by the motion of the Wrapper-cutter and attached mechanisms, substantially as described.

Signed at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, this Sth day of March, A. D. 1804.

JACOB S. DETRIGK.

XVitnesses:

HERMAN ELLIS, JOHN L. HERB. 

